Sheppard Elem. Students Thank Iwo Jima Veterans for Their Service
By: Melissa Foy
Updated: February 18, 2013
Today, those veterans from the greatest generation received the hero's welcome they deserve from members of the youngest generation.
As Melissa Foy and photojournalist Jake Van Donge show us, hundreds of Sheppard Elementary School students showed their thankfulness for the veterans' sacrifices through a special welcome, lunch, and a moving tribute, complete with several songs and poems.


